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Ji wins US Open title with last-hole birdie
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 13 - 07 - 2009

South Korea's Eun Hee Ji curled in a 15-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to win the US Women's Open on Sunday, beating Taiwan's Candie Kung by one stroke for her first major title.
Ji birdied three of the last six holes to overcome starting the back nine with a double bogey and finish four rounds at even-par 284 with a final-round par 71.
Kung, who began the day five shots adrift, settled for second despite a finishing 69 with American Cristie Kerr and Korean In-Kyung Kim sharing third on 286.
Ji began her run with a birdie on 13 and sank a 25-foot birdie putt at the 14th, then watched the leaders back up to meet her as she parred twice and sank the greatest putt of her life for her greatest victory. Ji became the fourth Korean to win US Women's Open.
Ji and Kerr reached the 16th tee sharing the lead at one-over with Kung, but Kerr missed a five-footer for par to fall back while Ji missed a six-footer for birdie and settled for par.
Kung parred the 18th to take the clubhouse lead on one-over as Kerr and Ji parred the 17th, setting up the final drama. Kerr left her approach on the wrong side of a ridge and missed a long birdie bid before Ji curled home a putt with about an inch of break from left to right for the triumph.
The US Golf Association moved tees nearer the holes for the final round, trimming more than 200 yards off the third-longest layout in US Open history and more than three strokes off the average score over the final 18 holes.
But one after another, contenders missed key shots on the back nine as the pressure mounted as unfamiliar tee positions, a brisk wind and the tension of a major championship took a toll. Kerr fell out of the lead for the first time since Friday afternoon with a bogey at 13.
American Brittany Lincicome was fifth on 287, one stroke ahead of compatriot Paula Creamer, Norway's Suzann Pettersen and Japan's Ai Miyazato.
Kaymer wins again
Rapidly improving German Martin Kaymer made it back-to-back victories when he won the Scottish Open on Sunday.
The 24-year-old, who beat Britain's Lee Westwood in a playoff to land last week's French Open title, cruised to a two-shot triumph after a closing 69 gave him a 15-under total of 269 at the warmup event for next week's British Open.
Overnight leader Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (72) of Spain shared second place on 271 with Frenchman Raphael Jacquelin (66). A further stroke adrift were Adam Scott of Australia (66) and Dane Soren Kjeldsen (70).
Britain's Steve Webster produced a scintillating birdie-par-eagle-eagle run on the way to a 68 for 276. He recorded a hole-in-one when his seven-iron effort rolled into the cup at the 193-yard, par


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